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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in contract IT jobs within the West Sussex region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank155
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads35115
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.113 %
As % of the category below25.00 %48.12 %
Daily rates quoted1351
Average minimum daily rate£374£365
Average daily rate£407£383
% change on same period last year+6.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£441£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£381
% change on same period last year-0.02 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£33.60£25.00
Average hourly rate£34.60£26.75
% change on same period last year+29.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.60£28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.78£26.85
% change on same period last year-3.98 %
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
West Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads140239
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.189 %0.236 %
Daily rates quoted5287
Average minimum daily rate£346£370
Average daily rate£375£388
% change on same period last year-3.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted168
Average minimum hourly rate£30.07£24.78
Average hourly rate£32.35£25.89
% change on same period last year+24.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.63£27.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.14£27.27
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Finance South EastFinance
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Finance
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Finance across the West Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

West Sussex Finance Demand Trend

Finance
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Finance across the West Sussex region.

West Sussex Finance Daily Rate Trend

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Finance across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Sussex Finance Daily Rate Histogram

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Finance across the West Sussex region.

West Sussex Finance Hourly Rate Trend

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Finance across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Sussex Finance Hourly Rate Histogram

Finance
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GatwickDown-16£358+59.25 %
CrawleyDown-154£500+21.26 %
Burgess HillNew entry-2£311-
HorshamDown-101--
East GrinsteadNew entry-1--
WorthingDown-71--
Finance South EastFinance
South East

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region citing Finance also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Finance.

113 (17.81 %)Insurance
29 (12.33 %)Project Management
38 (10.96 %)SQL Server
38 (10.96 %)Banking
38 (10.96 %)Pensions
38 (10.96 %)MS PowerPoint
47 (9.589 %)SAP
47 (9.589 %)MS Visio
47 (9.589 %)CA
47 (9.589 %)Microsoft
56 (8.219 %)MS Excel
56 (8.219 %)SQL
65 (6.849 %)ITIL
65 (6.849 %)Windows
65 (6.849 %)Six Sigma
65 (6.849 %)HP
65 (6.849 %)Service Delivery
65 (6.849 %)Migration
65 (6.849 %)User Acceptance Testing
74 (5.479 %)Data Migration
74 (5.479 %)Windows Server 2003
74 (5.479 %)OO
74 (5.479 %)C#
74 (5.479 %)VB
74 (5.479 %).NET
83 (4.110 %)MS Project
83 (4.110 %)MS Office
83 (4.110 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
83 (4.110 %)MOM
83 (4.110 %)Internet

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region citing Finance also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (5.479 %).NET
21 (1.370 %)XML
21 (1.370 %)SAP XI
21 (1.370 %).NET Framework
21 (1.370 %)HTML
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.740 %)MS Exchange
12 (2.740 %)Exchange Server 2003
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (10.96 %)MS PowerPoint
27 (9.589 %)MS Visio
36 (8.219 %)MS Excel
43 (4.110 %)MS Project
43 (4.110 %)MS Office
51 (1.370 %)CA Clarity
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (4.110 %)VisionPLUS
22 (2.740 %)SAP FI
31 (1.370 %)SAP FI/CO
31 (1.370 %)SAP CO
31 (1.370 %)SAP PSCD
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (4.110 %)Internet
21 (1.370 %)SSH
21 (1.370 %)FTP
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (10.96 %)SQL Server
22 (2.740 %)Crystal Reports
31 (1.370 %)Ingres
31 (1.370 %)RDBMS
31 (1.370 %)SAP BW
31 (1.370 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.370 %)Hyperion Essbase
31 (1.370 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.370 %)DB2
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.370 %)Visual Studio
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (17.81 %)Insurance
28 (10.96 %)Pensions
28 (10.96 %)Banking
32 (2.740 %)Retail
41 (1.370 %)Financial Institution
41 (1.370 %)Education
41 (1.370 %)Legal
41 (1.370 %)Marketing
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (21.92 %)Consultant
213 (17.81 %)Analyst
37 (9.589 %)Business Analyst
46 (8.219 %)Project Manager
55 (6.849 %)Architect
55 (6.849 %)Developer
64 (5.479 %)Trainer
64 (5.479 %)Programme Manager
64 (5.479 %)Process Consultant
64 (5.479 %)Service Manager
73 (4.110 %)Services Delivery Manager
73 (4.110 %)IT Trainer
73 (4.110 %)Programme Office Manager
73 (4.110 %)SAP Consultant
73 (4.110 %)Delivery Manager
82 (2.740 %)Operations Manager
82 (2.740 %)VB Developer
82 (2.740 %)Applications Architect
82 (2.740 %)Security Architect
82 (2.740 %)SQL Developer
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.740 %)Firmware
21 (1.370 %)Data Integration
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (6.849 %)Windows
24 (5.479 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (2.740 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (2.740 %)VMS
41 (1.370 %)UNIX
41 (1.370 %)AIX
41 (1.370 %)Windows XP
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (12.33 %)Project Management
25 (6.849 %)User Acceptance Testing
25 (6.849 %)ITIL
25 (6.849 %)Six Sigma
25 (6.849 %)Service Delivery
25 (6.849 %)Migration
34 (5.479 %)OO
34 (5.479 %)Data Migration
43 (4.110 %)Time Management
43 (4.110 %)Business Analysis
52 (2.740 %)Matrix Management
52 (2.740 %)PRINCE2
52 (2.740 %)UML
52 (2.740 %)Business Intelligence
52 (2.740 %)CRM
52 (2.740 %)E-Commerce
52 (2.740 %)Stakeholder Management
52 (2.740 %)Programme Management
52 (2.740 %)Change Management
52 (2.740 %)Disaster Recovery
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (8.219 %)SQL
24 (5.479 %)C#
24 (5.479 %)VB
33 (4.110 %)VB6
42 (2.740 %)DCL
51 (1.370 %)VBA
51 (1.370 %)JavaScript
51 (1.370 %)Transact-SQL
51 (1.370 %)VBScript
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.740 %)ISEB
12 (2.740 %)ITIL Certification
21 (1.370 %)ACCA
21 (1.370 %)Microsoft Certification
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.110 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (1.370 %)QA
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (4.110 %)Active Directory
22 (2.740 %)NetBackup
22 (2.740 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (1.370 %)Citrix Presentation Server
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (4.110 %)MOM
13 (4.110 %)SCOM
22 (2.740 %)Unicenter
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (9.589 %)SAP
17 (9.589 %)Microsoft
17 (9.589 %)CA
25 (6.849 %)HP
32 (2.740 %)Oracle
32 (2.740 %)IBM
32 (2.740 %)Citrix
32 (2.740 %)VERITAS
32 (2.740 %)VMware
41 (1.370 %)ProClarity
41 (1.370 %)Ingenium
41 (1.370 %)Symantec
41 (1.370 %)Remedy
41 (1.370 %)Avaya
41 (1.370 %)Hyperion
41 (1.370 %)Cisco
41 (1.370 %)Intel
41 (1.370 %)Nortel
41 (1.370 %)Sun